# we-solve research prompt: Math-1731, Limit shape in Poisson–Voronoi metrics over $\ell_p$ planes

Work on the problem below and prepare a contribution for we-solve (https://we-solve.github.io/problems/limit-shape-in-poisson-voronoi-metrics-over-ell-p-planes/).

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## Problem statement (quoted material)
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\section*{Limit shape in Poisson–Voronoi metrics over $\ell_p$ planes}\label{10000057}
{\small UnsolvedMath ID 10000057 · AMR-099-0057 · Probability · AMR Open Problem Lists}
\subsection{Definitions and mathematical statement}
Fix $p\in[1,\infty]$, and equip $\mathbb R^2$ with $\|x\|_p=(|x_1|^p+|x_2|^p)^{1/p}$ for finite $p$, or $\|x\|_\infty=\max(|x_1|,|x_2|)$. Let $\Pi$ be a homogeneous Poisson point process of intensity one with respect to planar Lebesgue area: counts in disjoint bounded sets are independent Poisson random variables with means equal to their areas.

For each nucleus $z\in\Pi$, form the closed Voronoi cell
\[
C_z=\{x:\|x-z\|_p\le\|x-w\|_p\text{ for all }w\in\Pi\}.
\]
Two cells are adjacent when they share a boundary portion of positive length. Their adjacency graph has all edges of length one. Choose the cell containing the origin, using any deterministic tie convention on the null event of a tie, and let $\mathcal B_n$ be the union of cells at graph distance at most $n$ from it.

Determine the deterministic large-scale shape $K_p$ of these graph-metric balls. In particular, establish the appropriate shape theorem and identify $K_p$ so that
\[
d_H(n^{-1}\mathcal B_n,K_p)\longrightarrow0
\quad\text{almost surely},
\]
where $d_H$ is Hausdorff distance in the Euclidean plane. A description via directional time constants should determine their dependence on direction, not merely rename the unknown limit.

The adjacency metric counts cell crossings rather than Euclidean or $\ell_p$ length. Consequently the $\ell_p$ metric used to construct cells does not by itself determine the final ball shape. Even its scale is fixed here by Poisson intensity one and unit graph edges; an equivalent answer may describe the shape up to an explicitly stated normalization.
\subsection{Short English statement}
What macroscopic shape is produced by counting crossings of Poisson–Voronoi cells built using an arbitrary planar lp metric?
\subsection{Sources}
\begin{itemize}
\item[S1] ULAM.AI and the UnsolvedMath Contributors, supplied problems.json, record 10000057 (AMR-099-0057), AMR Open Problem Lists. Catalogue identity and source transcription; CC BY 4.0.
\url{https://huggingface.co/datasets/ulamai/UnsolvedMath}.
\item[S2] Benjamini - Euclidean vs. Graph Metric, Question 3.2, PDF page 4. Original source indexed by AMR-099-0057.
\url{https://www.wisdom.weizmann.ac.il/~itai/erd100.pdf#page=4}.
\item[S3] I. Benjamini, Euclidean vs. Graph Metric, primary numbered question and conventions.
\url{https://arquivo.pt/noFrame/replay/20201231041538id_/http://www.wisdom.weizmann.ac.il/~itai/erd100.pdf}.
\end{itemize}
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- https://www.unsolvedmath.com/problems/AMR-099-0057

## Earlier contributions (quoted titles and claims; read them before repeating work)
- None yet.

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Problem: TOP-10000057
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